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ERIC Number: EJ557595
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1056-6325
Growing in Character: A Garden Learning Center.
Bailey, Laura
Social Studies Review, v37 n1 p60-63 Fall-Win 1997
Recounts the successes of Project HAWK (Habitat Alliance and Wildlife Keepers) in Northern California. HAWK consists of various at-risk students brought together for a service learning project constructing and maintaining community gardens. Discusses how the garden was related to traditional curriculum instruction and provides information for interested schools. (MJP)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Community Services, Educational Responsibility, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethical Instruction, Gardening, Grounds Keepers, High Risk Students, Horticulture, Moral Development, Outcomes of Education, School Community Programs, Service Learning, Social Development, Social Values, Socialization, Student Improvement, Values Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: California; Character Education
Note: Theme issue on "Character Education."